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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 30

SSC GD Constable (English) - 25 Jan 2023 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q30

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When was the Harijan Sewak Sangh founded as a result of the Poona Pact?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 1932.

  • The Harijan Sewak Sangh was a non profit organization founded in the year 1932 by Mahatma Gandhi inorder to eradicate untouchability in India, working for Harijan or Dalit people and upliftment of Depressed class of India. 
  • He ended his indefinite fast in Yerwada jail (he opposed the government's decision which he considered it would divide the Hindu society) after signing the Poona Pact with Ambedkar on 24 September 1932.
  • The Harijan Sewak Sangh was earlier called as 'All India Anti Untouchability League.'